Advertising is....

...well, as a commenter said, put in a word you like. By a strange coincidence here's one from Wednesday's Times (yes I'm only just catching up with the news).
Tesco slammed over 'unfair' food adverts
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Tesco has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for promotions that used an "unfair" selection of goods to claim that a trolley of shopping at its supermarkets was significantly cheaper than rivals, Asda and Wm Morrison.





HT Timesonline